Improvement in vapor-burners



1 LQA.GOUOH. VAPOR BURNER.

0 10 5.669. Patented July 26, 1870.

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Toall whom it may concern.- 7 Be it known that I, LYMniv A, Gonon, ofYoniiIn-iirrl grain-e LYMAN A GOUGH,OF

Letters Patent No. 105,669, dated July 26, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN VAPOR-BURNERS.

The Schedule referred" to in these ream Patent and making m of the same.

here, Wes'tchester county, l\ ew York,- have invented, made, and appliedto use certain Improvements in the. Gonstrnction of NaphthaeBui-ners;and that the following is a full, clear, and correct description of myinvention, reference being" had to the accompa nying drawings inakingpart of this specification and to theletters of'reference markedthereon, in whiclr' Figure 1. is a front view of my improvednaphthaburner.

Figure 2 is a sectional view ofthe same.

In .the drawings like parts of the invention are pointed out by the sameletters of reference.

The nature of the present invention consists in certain improvements inthetcoustruction of naphtha-v burners, for which Letters Patent weregranted me December 17, 1867; the object of the invention being toovercome certain difficulties which have heretofore attended the use ofthe burner then patented;

and greatly improve the same.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my improvements, Iwill describe the same.

Ashows a tube, formed of copper, or any suitable metal, provided withlips a, formed by flattening out the metal in process of manufacture.

This tube A is also providedwith an opening upon its lower end,communicating with the retort B, and into which opening the end of theconical pointed screw enters.

The tube Aisals'o slotted upon its sides, to receive the ends of theconductor E, as hereinafter-described.

B is the retort, to receive the liquid, from which the gas is generatedby heating, which retort may be brasedonto the bottom of the tube A.

The retort is provided at its back with an opening, communicating withthe opening in the tube A, through'which opening the gas generated intheretort enters the. tnbe A.

G is a cup placed upon the under side of the retort, to receive alcohol,or any'snitabie inflammable material, to heat the retort B beforetheburner. is lighted, and cause gas to be generated from naphtha, orother like fluid introduced into the retort. I

D is :a thumb-screw, provided with a conical end, and inserted in thebottom of the retort, which screw serves to regulate the communicationbetween the retort'and' the tube as when screw D is nlly inserted itsconical end enters the opening in e bottom of .the tube A, cutting offall communication between the same and the retort B.

' 1: is a conductor, formed of round. copper wire, in the shape ofa.yoke, and so constructed that, when placed over the tube A, and: itsends have, entered the side openings .in the same, it shall fit snuglyinto the space between the lips (I, closingthe same.

The conductorthus extends from the throat down upon eachside of the tubeA, and is detachable therefrom when desired.

The conductor is made sufiiciently long and heavy to conduct the amountof heat required to heat the retort, so that gas may be generated fromthe liquid introduced into the same.

0 0 show a series of perforations in the lips a, through which the gas,when the burner is in use, is

sues.

F and F are mixers, employed by me for the purpose of breaking up thegas as it passes from the retort to the mouth of the tube, and also tobreak up or separate the air that may enter the tube A through the side;openings in the same.

These mixers are formed from wire,'and are made sufficiently large tovery nearly fill the openings in the side of the tube A, in which theyare placed.

Such being the construction, the operation is as follows:

The burner may be attached to a tube provided with a reservoir toreceive the naphtha to be supplied I to the retort B.

The retort being supplied-with naphtha, the screw D being inserted sothat communication between the retort and tube is interrupted, the cup 0is filled with alcohol.

The alcohol being ignited, the retort is heated until gas is generatedfrom the naphtha or similar fluid contained in the retort B.

When this is done, the screw D is 'unscrewed,.opening communicationbetween the retort and the tube, and allowing the gas generated in theretort to pass through the tube to the throat, where it may be ignited,and passes out through theperforations in the same.

The conductor, takes up from the flame, and conducts sufficient heat tothe retort to heat the same, so that as fresh naphtha or similar fluidis introduced into or supplied to the same, the generation of gas shallgo on. t

The improvement in the present instance consists in adding the mixers Fand F to the burners.

These mixers, vas already-stated, tend to divide the gas as it passesfrom the retort to the mouth of the larly, a steady flame is obtained,and the brilliancy of the same is much increased, while the combustionis ing substantially as described, the detachable conducrendered moreperfect. tor E and mixers F F, as and for the purposes speci- The valueof my previous invention is materially fied. increased by the use ofthese mixers F F. LYMAN A. GOUCH.

Having thus set forth my'inwent-ion, Witnesses: What I claim as new isvA. SIDNEY DOANE, Combining with a burner, constructed and operat- H. W.HENLEY.

